Solutions Architect - Full Time

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Chennai

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Travel Requirement: Valid passport required for international travel (if required)

1. Job Purpose

The Solutions Architect contributes to organizational goals through managed ownership and development/design of solution architecture frameworks and roadmaps.

The role ensures governance, standards, operational stability, productivity enhancement, and delivery of responsive and cost-effective solutions aligned to business needs.

2. Key Objectives & Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design

Responsible for complete solution design, analysis, and implementation roadmaps.

Define and govern architecture landscape documentation.

Drive short & long-term architecture strategy and IT roadmaps across key segments and solution domains (short-term insurance, life insurance, insurance-related products).

Participate in proof of concepts (POCs) to define technology direction.

Conduct risk/impact analysis on proposed technologies to ensure continuity and stability.

Own and drive impact assessments for change requests and new projects.

Governance & Delivery Enablement

Ensure effective handover of architecture designs to project delivery and production support teams.

Provide architectural governance, standards, and design reviews.

Validate deployed infrastructure against original design parameters and address capacity constraints.

Identify process-related improvements and support business case development.

Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with internal stakeholders and business teams to identify suitable technology solutions.

Communicate and validate architecture with:

o Infrastructure teams

o Software development teams

o Project management teams

o IT management teams

Establish strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Provide specialized support during change design and planning phases.

3. Essential Competency Requirements

Applying Expertise & Technology

Applies specialist technical expertise.

Uses technology to achieve business objectives.

Demonstrates cross-functional understanding of organizational departments.

Learning & Researching

Quickly learns new concepts and technologies.

Gathers comprehensive information for decision-making.

Encourages organizational learning.

Decision Making & Action Orientation

Takes ownership of actions and initiatives.

Applies sound judgment and risk evaluation.

Makes clear and timely decisions.

Writing & Reporting

Produces structured architectural documentation.

Supports informed decision-making through reporting and analysis.

Analytical & Problem Solving

Analyzes data and system relationships.

Understands enterprise-wide impact of solutions.

Strategy & Innovation

Develops and communicates architecture vision and strategy.

Identifies new business and technology opportunities.

Produces innovative solution approaches.

Results & Customer Focus

Maintains high quality and productivity standards.

Ensures delivery aligned with customer expectations.

Works in a systematic and methodical manner.

4. Desirable Competency Requirements

Adapting & Responding to Change

Cultural & Interpersonal Effectiveness

Adhering to Principles and Values

Achieving Personal Work Goals & Objectives

5. Knowledge & Experience Requirements

Experience – Essential

10+ years in enterprise IT environments (on-premise and cloud).

6+ years development experience.

Minimum 3 years as Project Lead delivering enterprise solutions.

Ability to write and review architectural design documents.

Knowledge of industry trends and emerging technologies.

Experience – Preferable

Experience in BFSI industry.

Insurance product knowledge in:

o Motor

o Non-Motor

o Geyser

o Legal

o Life

o Procurement Management

Knowledge Areas

ITIL disciplines (preferred)

Alignment of IT and business processes

Strong English communication skills

Ability to work in fast-paced environments

Skills

Negotiation and conflict management

Strong communication

Logical reasoning and decision-making

Analytical and solution-oriented mindset

Project management

Time management and professionalism

Team collaboration and business acumen

Technical Skills

Best practices and design pattern implementation

Hands-on full-stack development experience

Understanding of BPM concepts

Practical application of industry design patterns

• Experience

  10 - 13 Years

• No. of Openings

  1

• Education

  Graduate

• Role

  Solution Architect

• Industry Type

  IT-Hardware & Networking / IT-Software / Software Services

• Gender

  [ Male / Female ]

• Job Country

  India

• Type of Job

  Full Time

• Work Location Type

  Work from Office